Invincibility starts when I see the BOSS health bar.

Chapter 987 Rupture
"Ugh—!"

A bloodcurdling scream, so shrill it was inhuman, burst from his throat!

The terror on his face instantly contorted to the extreme!

He felt that the cold, eerie black liquid that had invaded his body when the Seventh Prince grabbed his wrist was now like ignited explosives or awakened venomous snakes, wildly surging and expanding in his blood vessels, meridians, and internal organs!

Gulu! Gulu!
A chilling sound emanated from his body!
On the charred skin of the fire dog, one huge abscess after another began to swell uncontrollably and violently!

These pustules wriggled and swelled like living things, their color rapidly turning pitch black, as if they were filled with deadly venom!

His body expanded and deformed rapidly like an inflating balloon, his skin stretched to the point of being almost transparent and covered with spiderweb-like cracks!

"Save...save..." Fire Dog used his last bit of strength to look in the direction of Shadow Monkey, his eyes filled with endless pain and pleading.

However, all he received in response was the Seventh Prince's cold and indifferent gaze, and the soft words he uttered:

"burst."

Bang——! ! !
A dull, explosive sound!
Fire Dog's body, swollen to its limit, exploded like a sack filled with filth!
There was no firelight, no flames, only countless sticky, black, foul-smelling chunks of flesh and entrails, which sprayed wildly in all directions like a torrential rain!
Black blood mixed with broken tissue was splattered on the scorched ground, creating a hellish scene.

It looked as if his flesh and bones had been completely eroded, dissolved, and assimilated by the strange black liquid in the instant before the explosion, and that his entire body had been completely "digested" from the inside before it exploded!
How vicious! How terrifying!
Witnessing this horrific scene, the remaining people, including Shadow Monkey, felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, instantly freezing their blood! Fear, like an icy tide, completely overwhelmed all their fighting spirit and anger.

When they looked up again at the demon-like figure in the sky, their foreheads were covered with cold sweat, which slid down their cheeks, mixed with the black rain, and dripped onto their trembling bodies.

An irresistible thought, like a venomous snake, burrowed into everyone's mind:

Who will be next...?

"Insects..." The Seventh Prince's voice, like the pronouncement of death, echoed coldly in the black rain, "How dare you, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot? Speak, who exactly is behind you!"

His gaze, like a cold probe, slowly swept across the faces of every survivor below, finally settling on the shadow monkey's mangled body, which was still stubbornly standing.

Clearly, he needed that answer before sending everyone to hell.

If I can't have it... then let's destroy it together.

Shadow Monkey and the others trembled violently, their teeth grinding together. Fear gripped their hearts like a tangible force, threatening to crush them.

To utter the Lord's name? That was worse than death! The organization's tortures, the Lord's methods... they'd rather die immediately!
However, faced with the Seventh Prince's deathly gaze, a pressure that could freeze the soul, their instinct for survival and their deep-seated fear of the Venerable One clashed fiercely. Sweat soaked their clothes, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Time seems to have frozen.

The only sound was the chilling "drip-drip" of black raindrops falling to the ground.

"I'm sorry..." The Seventh Prince seemed to understand their silence. The last trace of patience in his indifferent eyes vanished completely, leaving only pure, cold killing intent. "You made the wrong choice."

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the Seventh Prince slowly opened his palms again.

His palms faced upwards, as if he were supporting something. A destructive energy, even more terrifying and despair-inducing than before, began to gather wildly in his palms!
The black vapor within the entire barrier space seemed to receive an ultimate summons, rushing wildly towards his palm and forming a constantly rotating and compressing black sphere!

Inside the sphere, faint black arcs of electricity flickered and leaped, emanating an aura of destruction!

"Go together!"

Don't give him a chance!

"Fight him!"

The threat of death finally overwhelmed all fear!

The remaining members, including the shadow monkey, let out a final, hysterical roar!

They knew this was their last chance!

This is the only chance to stop the enemy from launching a final attack! If we don't fight now, we won't even have a chance to fight!
Roar--! ! !
A violent demonic aura erupted from their battered bodies like a volcano! This time, they held nothing back; the demonic bloodline within them was completely ignited and squeezed to its limit!
scoff!scoff!
Bones cracked, muscles swelled, and fur grew wildly!
They've completely turned into demons!
Their size has become larger, more ferocious, and more inhuman!
A violent, chaotic, and destructive aura intertwined, forming a suffocating storm!

With this fierce determination to perish together, they all soared into the sky!

The enormous, twisted demonic body, set against the backdrop of black rain and dim light, is frozen into a terrifying oil painting filled with despair, madness, and destruction, as if it came from the depths of hell!
However, faced with this desperate attack that embodied the last strength of all the survivors and was enough to make even ordinary king-level experts tremble, the seventh prince, who was suspended in the air, did not even lift his eyelids.

He simply watched the demonic figures soaring into the sky, rushing towards him with endless resentment, as if watching a swarm of moths drawn to a flame.

Then, his outstretched palm, with its five fingers, slightly bent.

A word, chilling to the extreme, was uttered softly, like a sigh from the deepest hell:

"burst."

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
Seven muffled, heart-stopping explosions rang out almost simultaneously and without warning!

The sound wasn't particularly loud, but it possessed a terrifying penetrating power that went deep into the bones!

The several completely demonized figures that shot into the sky suddenly exploded without warning in different parts of their bodies—chest, abdomen, head, or joints!

Black blood mist, mixed with shattered internal organs, bones, and demonized tissues, bloomed suddenly in the air like a filthy flower of death!

"Ugh—!"

"Do not--!"

"puff!"

A piercing scream, so shrill it was inhuman, and a desperate wail instantly resounded through the sky!

The figures, who were so imposing just a second ago, like demons descending to earth, fell helplessly and tragically from mid-air like kites with broken strings, accompanied by splattered black blood and broken limbs!

Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!
The sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground rang out one after another, accompanied by the cracking of bones breaking and painful groans.

The dense shadow that the Shadow Monkey had transformed into dissipated like a burst bubble, revealing its battered and almost inhuman form. It crashed heavily to the ground, its breath extremely weak.

Just one hit!
In the blink of an eye!
All those who fought to the death, along with their commander-in-chief Shadow Monkey, fell!

Severely injured and on the verge of death, he has completely lost his fighting ability!
"mob."

The Seventh Prince calmly commented, his voice devoid of any emotion.

That being said, in that instant, he did indeed disperse his power and detonate the black water seeds that had invaded the bodies of several people. He only managed to leave them all severely injured and on the verge of death, rendering them unable to resist, rather than blowing them to pieces on the spot.

However, that was just something I did on a whim.

With all these men fallen, like fish on a chopping board, he didn't believe these remnants had any ability left to threaten him in the slightest. Giving them their final release was just a matter of a snap of the fingers.

Wow…

The dark clouds in the sky churned more violently, and the rain suddenly intensified!

The black rain poured down like a celestial river overflowing its banks! Dense rain lines connected heaven and earth, dyeing the entire world a desolate ink color.

Inside the deep pit, on the ground, Shadow Monkey and the others were like abandoned rag dolls, soaked in the cold black rain and their own warm blood.

They struggled to lift their heads, peering through the misty rain at the figure suspended in the air, like a god who controlled life and death.

A profound sense of powerlessness, like the endless black rain, completely overwhelmed them.

Despair, like cold venom, eroded their last vestiges of consciousness.

This monster...

This monster, which transcends the realm of comprehension... perhaps... perhaps only that supreme and unparalleled Lord could possibly contend with it?

Just as the Seventh Prince slowly raised his hand, his palm once again gathering the black energy powerful enough to annihilate everything, about to deliver the final judgment to the ants below—

"Hey……"

A soft sigh, seemingly carrying the vicissitudes of time and a faint sense of helplessness, suddenly and without warning rang out in the barrier space filled with the sounds of torrential rain, groans, and the aura of death.

The sound was soft, yet it clearly pierced through all the noise, as if it were resounding directly in the depths of everyone's soul.

For the first time, a change appeared on the Seventh Prince's usually calm, aloof, and arrogant face!

His pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints!
An unprecedented sense of vigilance and...astonishment instantly replaced the previous indifference!

Because... he, the dignified Seventh Prince, actually... actually didn't realize at all when the owner of that sigh arrived! And where it came from!

The sound seemed to be everywhere, yet it also seemed to originate from nothingness! Like a ghost, like an auditory hallucination, yet it was incredibly real!

It rang out abruptly, silently, perfectly... evading his proud vigilance range that covered the entire battlefield!

How can it be? !
In today's world, there are very few people who can evade his vigilance!
Where...where is it?!

The Seventh Prince's eyes sharpened like a hawk's. For the first time since the battle began, his face, which always carried a hint of laziness or playfulness, became so tense and serious.

His gaze, like a tangible blade, slowly swept across every inch of the surroundings, not even missing the pits and cracks of varying depths on the ground, trying to find the hidden entity within them.

He pressed his lips together, his jaw clenched, revealing an unprecedented seriousness.

This made the feelings of the Shadow Monkey and others who were paralyzed on the ground even more complicated. They felt burning shame for their incompetence, but also felt an uncontrollable sense of pride because of the being that was about to appear.

They fought desperately, using every means at their disposal, yet they couldn't even make the Seventh Prince frown slightly or become even slightly wary.

When that person arrived... without even actually showing his face, with just a sigh, he forced the Seventh Prince, who had been almost invincible and manipulated the strange black water like a god or demon, to show a posture of being on high alert.

"Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty...!"

Someone couldn't help but squeeze out a soft call from their chapped lips, their voice a mixture of desperate hope and sobs.

The Seventh Prince naturally heard these whispers that were almost moans.

Your Excellency?

He curled his lips into a cold, mocking smile.

Has the person behind the scenes finally decided to reveal themselves?

"Since you're here, stop hiding and show yourself!" he shouted coldly, his voice echoing in the air.

However, apart from that faint sigh that had just passed by, there was no other unusual noise around.

Then... I'll force you to come out!

The Seventh Prince suddenly raised both hands, his ten fingers long and strong, moving slightly in the air as if he were holding countless invisible threads, manipulating everything around him.

The next moment...

Whoosh whoosh!

The black water vapor that filled the air seemed to be suddenly activated by an invisible force, and immediately began to frantically converge towards the heads of Shadow Monkey and the others!

They were like living creatures, or venomous snakes from the underworld. In the blink of an eye, they condensed into a black sphere of water that was constantly writhing and flashing with an ominous dark light above the heads of each disheveled guard, completely covering their mouths and noses.

"Uh huh?!"

"Ugh—ugh!"

Caught off guard, the shadow monkeys and the others clutched their necks in pain, struggling in vain.

The black water spheres seemed to be stuck to their faces, and no matter how much they pulled, they wouldn't budge. The cold, slippery touch cut off all the air, and a deadly feeling of suffocation rushed over them like a tidal wave.

Their faces quickly turned from red to bluish-purple, their eyes bulged outwards, and were covered in blood vessels.

"Are you going to watch them die, or will you come out on your own?" The Seventh Prince's voice was icy cold, unwavering, yet his sharp gaze still swept over any corner that might show any unusual activity.

"Your Excellency... Your Excellency..." The black water sphere on the shadow monkey's head rippled violently, bubbling with despair. His consciousness was beginning to dissipate, and his vision was blurry.

Clearly, if the Seventh Prince truly wanted to kill, he could take everyone's lives in an instant with just a thought.

And just then.

Paji.

A clear and crisp snap of fingers rang out from nowhere, seemingly casual yet exceptionally clear, reaching the ears of everyone present, even briefly drowning out the sound of the wind howling.

It was as if some absolute rule had been forcibly rewritten.

All the black water spheres that were imprisoning Shadow Monkey and the others burst open simultaneously without warning!
They were not shattered by external forces, nor did they dissipate on their own. Rather, like phantoms that had been punctured, they suddenly lost all form and turned into pools of ordinary, dark sewage with a splash, spilling onto the ground and seeping into the dry soil, leaving only dark, damp marks.

"Hoh—! Hoh—!"

The reborn Shadow Monkey and the others collapsed to the ground, frantically and greedily inhaling the dusty air, their chests heaving violently, coughing and panting all around them.

However, when they managed to lift their heads and subconsciously looked at the still-standing Seventh Prince, they found that his eyes were wide open and his face was filled with unprecedented disbelief.

His face, bathed in the last rays of the setting sun, revealed an undisguised astonishment and shock.

It was all because... the strange black water that he had condensed from his own power and controlled with ease had, in that instant, completely slipped out of his control! It was as if it had encountered the intervention of some stronger force, its connection forcibly severed, and it had automatically disintegrated and shattered!

"How is this possible... How is this possible?!" He stared at his empty hands, then suddenly looked up and surveyed the ruins as dusk deepened. For the first time, his voice trembled with a barely perceptible, almost wavering tone. "...How could anyone have done such a thing!?"

(End of this chapter)